Alright, I just got done watching the season premiere of WWE Tough Enough. So, I would like to share my overall thoughts on the return of the WWE's original reality show.
I would like to stress that I barely remember the original show (in fact, I think I only watched Tough Enough III) and I'm not too familiar on the workings of the Indy circuit, any wrestlers from the Indy circuit and what-have-you. So if I make a mistake, I apologize in advance.
Now then, onto the first episode of WWE Tough Enough...
I will say that I respect Tough Enough more than I do with WWE NXT. I haven't see NXT since season 2 (due to my then-class schedule) and I haven't watched it since. When I did see it again, it was during their all-Diva season...and they were playing musical chairs.
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'Nuff said.
However, Tough Enough doesn't do any of that. No musical chairs, no horrible promos, just a bunch of up-and-coming rookies going through hellous training and being yelled at by trainers and Stone Cold Steve Austin, something that I believe is what most wrestlers have to go through to make it in the business of professional wrestling (yes I still call it professional wrestling and wrestlers, not sports entertainment and superstars).
That's the thing I like about WWE Tough Enough, it actually does show what kind of hell that today's wrestlers go through. I'm not sure what being chased by dogs have to do with wrestling, but everything that Trish Stratus, Booker T, Bill DeMott, and Stone Cold tells (or rather yells at) the rookies seems like something real trainers in developmental territories would say.
Stone Cold Steve Austin is absolutely perfect as the host of WWE Tough Enough. With Al Snow, I couldn't take him very seriously. He never really struck me as the kind of guy that would intimidate me (especially when he's carrying a mannequin's head). The Texas Rattlesnake, on the other hand, I would actually take seriously. He's the guy that doesn't take any crap from anyone and wouldn't hesitate to kick your ass if provoked.
However, if there is one thing that I don't like about Tough Enough, it's the segments where they show the rookies in the mansion. First off, as any wrestling legend would tell you (i.e. Mick Foley), they didn't get to relax in any fancy mansions once they had a break from training. They didn't get to kick back and have a cold one. No, they worked their asses off to get where they were today. Former wrestling columnist and current comic book reviewer Emer Poverst (or as he's known on YouTube, Hellsing920) has made a similar argument when he wrote a column about the original Tough Enough, and I can't help but agree with him.
While on the same subject, I don't necessarily care too much about whatever drama and fights break out between the rookies, mainly because that's the exact kind of crap I don't like in those other garbage reality shows. Whenever any heated arguments or fistfights break out, I suddenly feel like I'm watching some horrible reality show on MTV.
In conclusion, I think Tough Enough is a solid reality show. I'll be keeping up with it anyway. If you haven't seen it yet or you missed the first episode, I recommend checking it out and seeing what you think.
This has been SpaceScreaminJohn! Thanks for reading!
I would like to stress that I barely remember the original show (in fact, I think I only watched Tough Enough III) and I'm not too familiar on the workings of the Indy circuit, any wrestlers from the Indy circuit and what-have-you. So if I make a mistake, I apologize in advance.
Now then, onto the first episode of WWE Tough Enough...
I will say that I respect Tough Enough more than I do with WWE NXT. I haven't see NXT since season 2 (due to my then-class schedule) and I haven't watched it since. When I did see it again, it was during their all-Diva season...and they were playing musical chairs.
|:-|
'Nuff said.
However, Tough Enough doesn't do any of that. No musical chairs, no horrible promos, just a bunch of up-and-coming rookies going through hellous training and being yelled at by trainers and Stone Cold Steve Austin, something that I believe is what most wrestlers have to go through to make it in the business of professional wrestling (yes I still call it professional wrestling and wrestlers, not sports entertainment and superstars).
That's the thing I like about WWE Tough Enough, it actually does show what kind of hell that today's wrestlers go through. I'm not sure what being chased by dogs have to do with wrestling, but everything that Trish Stratus, Booker T, Bill DeMott, and Stone Cold tells (or rather yells at) the rookies seems like something real trainers in developmental territories would say.
Stone Cold Steve Austin is absolutely perfect as the host of WWE Tough Enough. With Al Snow, I couldn't take him very seriously. He never really struck me as the kind of guy that would intimidate me (especially when he's carrying a mannequin's head). The Texas Rattlesnake, on the other hand, I would actually take seriously. He's the guy that doesn't take any crap from anyone and wouldn't hesitate to kick your ass if provoked.
However, if there is one thing that I don't like about Tough Enough, it's the segments where they show the rookies in the mansion. First off, as any wrestling legend would tell you (i.e. Mick Foley), they didn't get to relax in any fancy mansions once they had a break from training. They didn't get to kick back and have a cold one. No, they worked their asses off to get where they were today. Former wrestling columnist and current comic book reviewer Emer Poverst (or as he's known on YouTube, Hellsing920) has made a similar argument when he wrote a column about the original Tough Enough, and I can't help but agree with him.
While on the same subject, I don't necessarily care too much about whatever drama and fights break out between the rookies, mainly because that's the exact kind of crap I don't like in those other garbage reality shows. Whenever any heated arguments or fistfights break out, I suddenly feel like I'm watching some horrible reality show on MTV.
In conclusion, I think Tough Enough is a solid reality show. I'll be keeping up with it anyway. If you haven't seen it yet or you missed the first episode, I recommend checking it out and seeing what you think.
This has been SpaceScreaminJohn! Thanks for reading!
I'm not interested in wrestling, so I wouldn't know anything about that.
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